Planetary hours
in Edinburgh.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:19
- 9♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:42
- 11☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 17:23
- 2♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:42
- 3☉︎ Sun18:42 – 20:01
- 4♀︎ Venus20:01 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Edinburgh?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.